The hotel “Salute" is located on a high, green hill of a right bank of the Dnepr River, in Pechersk district – the administrative and cultural centre of Kyiv. It takes only 10- minute walk from the buildings of the Parliament of Ukraine, Residence of the President and famous Kyivo-Pecherska, protected by UNESCO. The hotel “Salute” offers you 90 comfortable guestrooms of different categories with wonderful views of Kiev city / Kyivo-Pecherska Lavra and the Dnieper River.

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Kiev is not a Chicago - spend your May holidays in the capital of Ukraine!

The warm May is
coming soon and many people think about leisure and vacations. Someone prefers
to spend it in the country another will fly to Turkey or Europe, but many
people interesting in traveling to Ukraine, because of its originality and
traditions. One of the favourite destinations in Ukraine is Kiev. Kiev is
especially attractive to tourism in May. There is a spring symbol of our city -
the blossoming chestnuts in Kiev! You must see it!

Probably you ask
yourselves a question: shell I visit this city? Is it safety?

Today, there are
no security problems, in any case here is not more dangerous than walking for
example in Barcelona. Therefore, media comparison Kiev with the Chicago of 30s,
is very strange and untrue. Now in the city the situation is stable and very
peaceful.

In Kiev, there
are many good and comfortable hotels with a price tag of 600 UAH per night ($
60), among them is hotel "Salute" (http://www.salute.kiev.ua/en/) -
well-known hotel which located in the heart of Kiev, near Kievo-Pecheskaya
Lavra and Mariinsky Park. All major attractions of Kiev can be seen on foot in
2-3 days. Farthest interesting point of the trip - an open air museum
"Pirogovo", I’m sure, you can spend there a whole day. If you have
time, you must walk a bit in the streets of the Ukrainian capital, when
everything is in bloom. Perhaps this year, Kiev chestnuts bloom earlier, and
you can have an unforgettable time in the city, because of the smell and look
of chestnuts flowers.

Among the sights
which worth seeing - Kievo-Pecherskaya Lavra, Museum of Great Patriotic War and
the statue of Motherland, Mariinsky Park, where in May start working fountains
and trees are full of flowers, the museum "Pirogovo", Golden Gates,
St. Sophia Cathedral, the monument "Bogdan Khmelnitsky ", St.
Michael's Monastery, observation deck behind the monastery (it is here baptized
Rus), St. Andrew's church, Andrew 's Descent, Funicular, descended on the
funicular to Podol district, to the river station, you can take a fascinating
journey along the Dnieper. Even in the evening and night in the centre of Kiev
you can walk freely, not looking at Maidan, here quietly and peacefully .

Buy souvenirs an
integral part of the trip. In the centre of Kiev on Andrew 's Descent is
located a market with souvenirs. Here you can buy magnets with lard, ceramic
figurines, plates with Petrikivsky work and beautiful Ukrainian shirts with embroidery.
Also, you can bring from Kiev, a couple of bottles of vodka with pepper,
delicious sweets and "Kiev cake" (from the factories BKK or Roshen).

The decision -
to go or not to go on trip to Ukraine, each must be taken on their own. But,
please, do not believe the nonsense that Kiev – is like Chicago. It’s far to
it, as the Moon to Earth. Importantly, as elsewhere, you just need to exercise
reasonable caution andvalidly to treat traditions of other country.

About Me

The hotel “Salute" is located on a high, green hill of a right bank of the Dnepr River, in Pechersk district – the administrative and cultural centre of Kyiv. It takes only 10- minute walk from the buildings of the Parliament of Ukraine, Residence of the President and famous Kyivo-Pecherska Lavra - the unique historical and architectural churches’ complex of times of ancient Kiev, protected by UNESCO.